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Survey of Bangladesh

department · unverified (verification date unavailable)

Profile

Head
Nur-E-Alam Mohammad Jobayer Sarwar
Role
Surveyor General
Annual budget
n/a
Staff
n/a
Established
1971
Legal basis
Transformed from Survey of Pakistan (Dhaka regional office) into Survey of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Defence upon Bangladesh's independence on 16 December 1971; operates as a government department under the Rules of Business of the Government of Bangladesh.
Provenance & notes

SOB traces its institutional lineage to the Bengal Survey founded 1 January 1767 by the East India Company; after partition (14 August 1947) it became Survey of Pakistan with a Dhaka regional office comprising 2 directorates, 2 field parties, 1 drawing office, 1 photogrammetric office, and a geodetic department; it became Survey of Bangladesh upon independence in 1971. The Surveyor General holds the rank of Brigadier General from the Corps of Engineers, Bangladesh Army. established_year is recorded as 1971 (legal successor state entity); the 1767 colonial founding is noted here for context. No sanctioned staff count or separate SOB budget line is publicly disclosed; SOB falls under the Ministry of Defence grant. annual_budget_bdt and fy_budget_year left null -- SOB's allocation is not itemised separately in published MoD budget documents. The head name 'Nur-E-Alam Mohammad Jobayer Sarwar' and appointment date 28 December 2023 are cross-verified via the April 2026 peak survey news coverage (GPS World, Dhaka Tribune, TBS News) and a biographical reference in search metadata; the exact romanisation 'Jobayer' (not 'Zobayer') is used as it appears in Dhaka Tribune and TBS News coverage. The GNSS highest-peak survey results had not been officially announced as of 2026-05-17; last_known_position reflects pre-announcement status. Activity evidence hold: removed 4 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.

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